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Originally Posted by WV~Yorkies  If OP crates for 11 hours during the day and then crates at night she will be in a crate for atleast 19 hours a day.. IMO that is not right and is cruel. I set up a xpen with a crate on one side so they have a play area, potty area and food and water. You can not stick a yorkie in a crate for 11 hours without food and water at 4 months old. I give mine free run of the house for serval hours a day also because I think even in a xpen for a long period of time is cruel. Yes they have some accidents but to me I would rather clean a little poop than mine spend their days behind bars.
That is why I got a Yorkie is to spoil it. Spoiling it does not make potty training any harder. I agree you shouldn't give them free roam 24/7 but a life in a crate is going to cause social issues when your talking 20 hours a day. |
19 hrs a day in a crate is excessive, yes.
I certainly did not get a dog to feed a need to spoil something. Loving something and spoiling something are very different things.
